Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] need help on developing delta 100
From: "Olivier T. Nguyen" <onguyen@optonline.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 23:10:38 -0400
References: <00b501c2279f$4dbb9ea0$b97ba8c0@win2kadv> <3D2B8754.416BCDE1@markrabiner.com>

Mark,
thank you very much sir

stupid me this time.  I use this roll with intention to test film and my
camera exposure with xtol again and look like i screw it up already

Olivier

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From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] need help on developing delta 100


> "Olivier T. Nguyen" wrote:
> >
> > hi everyone,
> > i have delta 100 film but i accidently set at 400.  Is there anyway that
I
> > can develop this film?
> > this is  3 stops over under.
> > thank you in advance
> > Olivier
> >
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> You've under exposed it two stops give a  4 or 5  minutes more time in
> the soup and you'll get your contrast back but not much of your shadow
> detail at least in Xtol.
>
> You are in effect "pushing" your film two stops.
> In this sense "pushing" is more of a wish than a reality.
>
> I don't think Xtol is really a pushing developer if that's what you are
using.
>
> I think the Kodak Tmax-RS? developer is a pushing developer but even
> that i doubt is going to give you two stops in the shadows you didn't
> expose for. But it may bring you halfway.
>
> Also Acufine might give you a stop or more.
>
>
> Mark Rabiner
> Portland, Oregon USA
> http://www.markrabiner.com
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